Non-conscious bias in medical decision making: what can be done to reduce it?

CONTEXT Non-conscious stereotyping and prejudice contribute to racial and ethnic disparities in health care. Contemporary training in cultural competence is insufficient to reduce these problems because even educated, culturally sensitive, egalitarian individuals can activate and use their biases wi...

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Published in:Medical Education Vol. 45; no. 8; pp. 768 - 777
Main Authors: Stone, Jeff, Moskowitz, Gordon B
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Aug2011
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